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F-102A Delta Dagger 31802 was a modified JF-102A. In 1959 it was assigned to the 16th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Naha Air Base on Okinawa before going to the 317th FIS, 509th FIS, Idaho ANG, 190th FIS and to storage in 1971. In February 1977 the aircraft was scrapped. The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an interceptor aircraft built as part of the backbone of the U. Air Force’s air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet bombers. The F-102 was the first operational supersonic interceptor and Delta-wing fighter of the USAF. It had an internal weapons bay and could carry both guided missiles and rockets. The official name for the Convair F-102 was “Delta Dagger”, but it was commonly referred to as the “Deuce”. The F-102 was used in the Vietnam War for fighter patrols and bomber escort. A total of 889 had been built when production ended in 1958. New, in box, unopened.